The popular Swades film shows Shah Rukh Khan recounting the Ramayan passionately during a Ram Leela scenario, mesmerising the audience with his lyrical delivery.
The recently released film Adipurush, starring Prabhas and Kriti Sanon, has ignited a heated controversy among viewers.
While some enjoyed the picture, there was a massive backlash condemning its poor visual effects and cringe-worthy dialogue.
A sequence from the 2004 film Swades, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Gayatri Joshi, has gone viral in the midst of this dispute, reigniting interest in a more genuine rendition of the Ramayan.
The popular Swades film shows Shah Rukh Khan recounting the Ramayan passionately during a Ram Leela scenario, mesmerising the audience with his lyrical delivery.
Users on social media have been expressing their preference for the cultural representation in Swades over Adipurush.
One Twitter user commented, “Back in 2004, Swades provided a much more sincere and rewarding depiction of the Ramayana through this song than what was presented in Adipurush.”
